It's possible for something to be a common problem and be something that a lot of people haven't seen. If even 75% of people had had the problem there'd still be plenty of people wondering what all the fuss was about. My guess is it's something closer to 20-30% of people who have had it crash at some point... and maybe 5% who've had repeated crashes.

All I can say is you must have a lemony dud system because mine hasn't even frozen and I'm online everytime the WiiU is turned on and play hours of BLOPS and back an forth from the internet browser and Miiverse. My Wii is still the same launch system and that has not failed me either. It all comes down to plain good luck energy... I obviously have alot more of it than you blokes

Except yours is from an newer batch since your European. Us Americans were like the experimental guinea pigs.

I'm a PC player but I'll always have a spot for Nintendo. I grew up as a child as a hardcore Nintendo fanboy and I still love their games. The Legend of Zelda still gives me the magic feeling I had when I was a kid. :)